Every year the Isle of Man Arts Council supports many individuals and organisations seeking to promote the arts within the local community. This support comes through several funding schemes, which include grants, awards, underwriting and loans.
Not sure which one is right for you? Take a look at our three funding streams below to see which is the best fit for you.
Grant Funding
The Isle of Man Arts Council supports artists looking to create new work, develop skills or present artwork of all kinds to the public. This may be music, visual art, film, theatre, dance, spoken or written word etc. that inspires, entertains and engages wide-ranging audiences both locally and internationally.
We believe that by supporting artists, our grant funding can benefit our community and promote engagement in the arts in the following ways:
1. By supporting projects that make the arts accessible to a wide-ranging audience (i.e. anyone can have a go)
2. By supporting artists to produce work that is inspiring and high quality whereby the public become active consumers of the work.
Our grant funding exists to support artists in their pursuit of either and both of these aims.
Underwriting
Underwriting is a guarantee against loss for a ticketed event. The Isle of Man Arts Council supports artists looking to put on events that enable the community to participate as audience members or develop artistic skills through workshops. This may be music, visual art, film, theatre, dance, spoken or written word etc. that inspires, entertains and engages a wide-ranging audience.
We believe that by supporting groups and individuals, our underwriting award can benefit our community and promote engagement in the arts in the following ways:
1. By supporting workshops that make the arts accessible to a wide-ranging audience (i.e. anyone can have a go).2. By supporting organisers to put on large scale events that inspire and engage audience members.
Our underwriting exists to support individuals and organisations in their pursuit of either and both of these aims.
Travel Grant
The Isle of Man Arts Council supports groups and individuals looking to participate in festivals and competitions off island. Help is available to cover the costs of travel off the island.
If you're still not sure which funding stream is right for you then you can get in touch with the team iomartscouncil@gov.im | 01624 694598.
Listen To Our Podcast
In this episode, I am joined by the Isle of Man Arts team to discuss all things funding. We’ll talk about the value of funding, why it matters, what kinds of projects we have funded and would like to see funded as well as all the nitty gritty detail as to how to apply for funding. Think of this as your audio guide to our funding process.
In this episode we talk about:
- How to know if you're eligible for funding
- The difference between Grants, Travel Grants, Underwriting and Student Awards
- The Joint National Strategy for Culture and the Arts
- What documents you need to apply and examples
- What we don't fund
Alternative sources of funding
- Council meeting dates for 2022
- General tips and advice
This episode is PACKED with support and advice so if you're thinking of applying for funding this year, this is the episode for you!
To find out more about Isle of Man Arts Council funding head to iomarts.com or speak to one of the team: iomartscouncil@gov.im | 01624 694598.
Listen to the episode by searching "Island Artcast" on your preferred podcast platform.
